Junior E. Lee, general manager of the Yarbrough Worldwide Media and Pest Control Company in Greater Garfield, Georgia, just called me with what he said was an exciting development. It either had to be that he had the latest poll numbers on the presidential race – Junior runs our polling firm, Round or Square Polling, Inc. – or that he had finally gotten the termites out of … [Read more...] about October 2, 2012: Junior E. Lee Says Uga Tops On His Bugs List
September 24, 2012: School Superintendent Association Head Refutes Pro-Charter Claims
With the vote on the charter school amendment just over a month away, the heat is getting intense. I know. I have felt it. I wrote a column a few weeks ago giving the pro-charter folks an opportunity to make their case for the amendment. For my trouble, a number of anti-charter advocates wondered if I was going soft on them and backers of the bill continued to accuse me of … [Read more...] about September 24, 2012: School Superintendent Association Head Refutes Pro-Charter Claims
September 10, 2012: Charter Amendment Advocates Present Their Case
Rep. Edward Lindsey, (R-Atlanta) majority whip of the Georgia House of Representatives asked me if I would talk to the proponents of the upcoming constitutional amendment on charter schools and get their side of the story. This was after Mr. Lindsey and I had publicly crossed swords over the issue. So I met with Tony Roberts, president of the Georgia Charter School Association … [Read more...] about September 10, 2012: Charter Amendment Advocates Present Their Case
September 3, 2012: Veracity Valuator Useful Tool To Clarify Opinions
I got called a “liberal” the other day by a reader in Cherokee County who doesn’t think much of my opinions and suggested “Someone should retire his word processor." My word processor, Barney, was elated at the thought. Barney hates this job. When I brought Barney home, it was with the promise that he and I would create poetry. I was afraid to tell him the truth about writing … [Read more...] about September 3, 2012: Veracity Valuator Useful Tool To Clarify Opinions
August 27, 2012: Skeeter Skates Weighs In On The Middle East Situation
I was in the middle of preparing a Power Point presentation for you on why House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) needs a campaign war chest of $356,415.19 to run unopposed for reelection in his district. The neat part was going to be explaining the $1,000 campaign contribution from the American Kennel Club, located in New York. You will be interested to know The American … [Read more...] about August 27, 2012: Skeeter Skates Weighs In On The Middle East Situation